History Thru The Lens

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My interests in history and photography come together in this photoblog. Featured in this blog are historical pictures such as the above photo of the RMS Olympic and her sister ship the RMS Titanic, which would prove to be the last one of them together side by side. Hopefully all who visit will enjoy it and recommend the site to their friends.

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Sunday, June 13, 2010

Pony Express

Frank E. Webner, Pony Express rider ca. 1861
The Pony Express was a mail service that crossed the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California from April 1860 to October 1861. California's line of communication with the rest of the country was vastly improved with this fast 10 day service.

The piece of mail below was stolen by Indians along the trail in 1860, and recovered two years later, as noted on the document.

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